Flag holder for automobiles



May 10, 1932. A WICKMAN 1,857,774v

FLAG HOLDER FOR AUTOMOBILES Filed June 9, 1928 Patented May 10, 1932ARTZHUR WIGKIVEAN, 01E"y MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA y FLAG HOLDER nonAUTOMOBILES y Application led `Tune 9, 1928. Serial No. 284,087.

My invention relates to flag holders fork automobiles, and an object isto provide a device adapted to be'supported above the hood of anautomobile, this device being of an b. elongated character in order thata number of flags may be carried thereby in 'spaced relation to eachother'longitudinally.V An object in particular is to provide a device ofthis character adapted for use in connection with an automobile bysecuring it to the neck of vtheradiator at the front of the hood and tothe neck of the gasoline tank at the rear of the hood. Y i

The full Vobjects and advantagesV of my invention will appear inconnection with the detailed description thereof, and the novel featuresof my inventive idea will be particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings which illustrate two forms in which myinvention maybe embodied- Fig.V 1 is a side elevational view showing mydevice supported just above the hood of the automobile. Fig. 2 is a viewin horizon-` tal section on the line 2--2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 f

lis a view in vertical section on the line 3-3 of Figjl. Fig. t; is aview of a modified construction taken in section on the line 4-4 of Fig.5. Fig. 5 is La view taken at rightV bodies a bar 16 to which a numberof spacedV socket members 18 are secured in suitable manner as by spotwelding. To the front end of the bar 16,A a splitvring 20 is secured insuitable manner as by bolts or spot weld# ing. The ring 20`is passedaround the neck Y .22 which receives the cap 10 and is secured by a boltQ4. A similarsplit ring 26 is se cured to the' rear end ofthe bar 16 andis passed around the neck 28 .which receives the cap Y12 and is securedby a bolt`30. The

ployng a rubber suction cup 36 in place of the split ring at the rearend of the bar as shown in Figs. et and 5. The rear socket PiA'lrENT4OFFICE: f 'y member 18 isextended below the bar 16fso Y l ring carriedby the front of saidV bar and 35 adapted to be secured aroundl the neckof the radiator, a socket member extending up from the rear of said barfor receiving the staff of a flag, lsaid socket member extending belowsaid bar7 and a suction cup carried/by the lower end of saidsocketmember-for Vattach.- ing said bar at the rear of the hood.

In testimony 'whereof signature.

ARTHUR wicKMAN.

Ihereuntoaffix my I 'l sockets 18 may be `of any suitable number and areadapted to receivethe staffs 32 ofiags or pennants 34. The. device isadapted for use with automobiles not having a gaso I line tank cap atthe rear of the hood by em@ y

